Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Belize

Share of population under 15 in Belize in 2025 — 26.3%. Ranked 88 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 18.6 pp.

2025 26.3% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 88of 217
Period maximum 49.4%1969
Period minimum 26.3%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Belize, 1960–20252030405019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 44.9%1962: 46%1964: 47.2%1966: 48.3%1968: 49.2%1970: 49.2%1972: 48.2%1974: 47.2%1976: 46.2%1978: 45.3%1980: 44.6%1982: 44.4%1984: 44.5%1986: 44.8%1988: 44.6%1990: 44.3%1992: 43.8%1994: 43.2%1996: 42.1%1998: 40.9%2000: 39.9%2002: 39.1%2004: 38.3%2006: 37.5%2008: 36.7%2010: 35.5%2012: 34%2014: 32.5%2016: 31.1%2018: 29.9%2020: 28.9%2022: 27.6%2024: 26.6%2025: 26.3%
Change over the period: −18.6 pp Annual average: -0.29 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belize

Belize 26.3%
World 24.4%
Central America computed 25.2%
Share of population under 15 — Belize, by year Belize All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 26.3 −0.3 pp
2024 26.6 −0.4 pp
2023 27 −0.6 pp
2022 27.6 −0.7 pp
2021 28.3 −0.6 pp
2020 28.9 −0.5 pp
2019 29.4 −0.5 pp
2018 29.9 −0.5 pp
2017 30.4 −0.7 pp
2016 31.1 −0.7 pp
2015 31.8 −0.7 pp
2014 32.5 −0.7 pp
2013 33.3 −0.7 pp
2012 34 −0.8 pp
2011 34.7 −0.8 pp
2010 35.5 −0.7 pp
2009 36.2 −0.5 pp
2008 36.7 −0.4 pp
2007 37.1 −0.4 pp
2006 37.5 −0.4 pp
2005 37.9 −0.4 pp
2004 38.3 −0.4 pp
2003 38.7 −0.4 pp
2002 39.1 −0.4 pp
2001 39.5 −0.4 pp
2000 39.9 −0.5 pp
1999 40.4 −0.5 pp
1998 40.9 −0.6 pp
1997 41.5 −0.6 pp
1996 42.1 −0.6 pp
1995 42.7 −0.5 pp
1994 43.2 −0.4 pp
1993 43.5 −0.3 pp
1992 43.8 −0.3 pp
1991 44.1 −0.3 pp
1990 44.3 −0.2 pp
1989 44.5 −0.1 pp
1988 44.6 −0.1 pp
1987 44.7 −0 pp
1986 44.8 +0.1 pp
1985 44.7 +0.2 pp
1984 44.5 +0.1 pp
1983 44.4 +0 pp
1982 44.4 −0 pp
1981 44.4 −0.2 pp
1980 44.6 −0.3 pp
1979 44.9 −0.4 pp
1978 45.3 −0.5 pp
1977 45.7 −0.5 pp
1976 46.2 −0.5 pp
1975 46.7 −0.5 pp
1974 47.2 −0.5 pp
1973 47.7 −0.5 pp
1972 48.2 −0.5 pp
1971 48.7 −0.5 pp
1970 49.2 −0.2 pp
1969 49.4 +0.2 pp
1968 49.2 +0.4 pp
1967 48.8 +0.5 pp
1966 48.3 +0.5 pp
1965 47.8 +0.6 pp
1964 47.2 +0.6 pp
1963 46.6 +0.6 pp
1962 46 +0.6 pp
1961 45.4 +0.5 pp
1960 44.9

Central America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.